Between Awesome And Disaster With Will Carey

Comedian Josh Gondelman's first comedy special is now available after several successfull comedy albums and emmy winning work writing for TV. He talks to Will about constructing his first hour for video after several comedy albums, touring as a stand up, dealing with hecklers when your friendly on stage, his Emmy winning writing work on HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, going from staff writer to head writer on Desus & Mero, the role of a head writer, and advice for anyone who wants to write for TV. Watch Josh's new special: https://www.comedydynamics.com/catalog/josh-gondelman-people-pleaser/ Josh's Book: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/nice-try-josh-gondelman?variant=32111999975458 Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/joshgondelman http://www.joshgondelman.com/ See Will's band live in Brooklyn July 19th: https://dice.fm/partner/chip-su-dba-norman-kingsland-llc/event/g23wb-calling-all-captains-and-goalkeeper-and-friends-19th-jul-sovereign-new-york-tickets?dice_source=web&dice_medium

Amber Nelson's skills as a stand up comic are now being applied to a wide variety of show business projects.  She talks to Will about growing up in Saudi Arabia before moving to the American South, moving to NYC to pursue musical theater, discovering improv and her time in legendary NYC sketch group Murderfist, Her part in Netflix's The Characters, Her podcasts The Brighter Side and Somewhere Underneith, and The Last Podcast's Network's recent show at The Grand Old Oprey. Amber on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmberSmelson Amber's podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YaeblOEsYPI04aYnCLvFP?si=aca90e8ee79e4e6f https://open.spotify.com/show/7CpYtkWmYGM9HGxfFaGRDj?si=a36c560b28fe438a See Will's band live in Brooklyn July 19th: https://dice.fm/partner/chip-su-dba-norman-kingsland-llc/event/g23wb-calling-all-captains-and-goalkeeper-and-friends-19th-jul-sovereign-new-york-tickets?dice_source=web&dice_medium=organic&dice_campaign=Chip+Su+dba+Norman+Kingsland+LLC&fbclid=IwAR1udqffqtcQXGsvtDksbRs6cxGF

Comedian Nick Alexander has always approached comedy as wanting to be able to perform for multiple types of audiences.  He talks to Will about starting comedy in NYC, the importance of performing in front of different types of crowds, writing jokes, Moving to Los Angeles, and where he wants to take his career next. https://www.nickofcomedy.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nickofcomedy/ See Will's band live in Brooklyn July 19th: https://dice.fm/partner/chip-su-dba-norman-kingsland-llc/event/g23wb-calling-all-captains-and-goalkeeper-and-friends-19th-jul-sovereign-new-york-tickets?dice_source=web&dice_medium=organic&dice_campaign=Chip+Su+dba+Norman+Kingsland+LLC&fbclid=IwAR1udqffqtcQXGsvtDksbRs6cxGFdlW5yeamW_q6qgho19tz2jVH_qDhDys&_branch_match_id=888891159159780356&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXz8nMy9ZLyUxO1UvL1fcxtkw2TjNKSzNNS7VPS0rOyUyx9Sx3DDIsTSlMSyssSQ6McC8uK3HJLk4KKjZLrnB3S8kJN61MTcwNjy80K0zPyDe0LKkyygrziC90yXCpLAYAJF508mYAAAA%3D Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com Podcas

With The Punches guitarist Dustin Wallace was unaware of the anticipation for his bands new ep after a 9 year hiatus or that said ep would be recorded during a pandemic.  He talks to Will about the writing and recording of the bands new ep Discontent, how the band adjusted to writing while living apart and recording at the onset of the Pandemic, working as a teacher, Touring Japan, his custom built With the Punches guitar featuring the signatures of everyone who helped fund it, and his work with the band Keep Flying.   Listen to With The Punches and see them live: https://linktr.ee/withthepunches Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster Get exclusive music and videos at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster Listen to Will's New Solo Single: https://open.spotify.com/track/1kdVurvFhDbU5xhHa1G5Rk?si=bb1c4514664e47cb Presave Will's new single: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/willcarey/off-the-map  

Megg Jacobs and Johnny Clifford are the co lead vocalists of the pandemic formed band 11 to midnight. Megg tells Will about growing up in rural Maine and discovering a love of singing from musical theater and later Pop Punk, and Johnny tells us about joining the army in order to kick drugs and get his life together and how that experience led him to build a tour bus and recently join 11 to midnight as the second vocalist. Listen to 11 to Midnight: https://open.spotify.com/artist/60dtoo7igIKKlhx59ORp62?si=bkUXaI02SFaDJ5ggRZC0fQ   See Will's band live in Brooklyn July 19th: https://dice.fm/partner/chip-su-dba-norman-kingsland-llc/event/g23wb-calling-all-captains-and-goalkeeper-and-friends-19th-jul-sovereign-new-york-tickets?dice_source=web&dice_medium=organic&dice_campaign=Chip+Su+dba+Norman+Kingsland+LLC&fbclid=IwAR1udqffqtcQXGsvtDksbRs6cxGFdlW5yeamW_q6qgho19tz2jVH_qDhDys&_branch_match_id=888891159159780356&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXz8nMy9ZLyUxO1UvL1fcxtkw2TjNKSzNNS7VPS0rOy

Chelsea Connor's career began wanting to join a union and came full circle when she started working for one.  she talks to Will  about growing up in Brooklyn, gentrification,  how people doubting her gives her motivation, working in technical theater at 14, interning at a major news channel in College, local New York Politics, being married to the host of this podcast and the importance of telling workers stories in her current work at a union. Chelsea on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chelseaconnor See Will's band live in Brooklyn July 19th: https://dice.fm/partner/chip-su-dba-norman-kingsland-llc/event/g23wb-calling-all-captains-and-goalkeeper-and-friends-19th-jul-sovereign-new-york-tickets?dice_source=web&dice_medium=organic&dice_campaign=Chip+Su+dba+Norman+Kingsland+LLC&fbclid=IwAR1udqffqtcQXGsvtDksbRs6cxGFdlW5yeamW_q6qgho19tz2jVH_qDhDys&_branch_match_id=888891159159780356&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXz8nMy9ZLyUxO1UvL1fcxtkw2TjNKSzNNS7VPS0rOyUyx9Sx3DDIsTSlMSyssSQ6McC8uK3HJLk

Check spots are the hardest spot on a comedy show, and comedian James Mattern's new album/special was recorded during that exact spot.  James returns to Between Awesome and Disaster to discuss the video version of The Check Spot which will be on Youtube June 3rd 2022, how he learned to succeed when performing during the check spot, opening for Chris Distefano, His new podcast about bombing called Thank You For Coming Out, and what happens when your heckler is a cop. James on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejamesmattern/?hl=en James' podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thanks-for-coming-out-a-podcast-about-bombing/id1608436637 See Will's band live in Brooklyn July 19th: https://dice.fm/partner/chip-su-dba-norman-kingsland-llc/event/g23wb-calling-all-captains-and-goalkeeper-and-friends-19th-jul-sovereign-new-york-tickets?dice_source=web&dice_medium=organic&dice_campaign=Chip+Su+dba+Norman+Kingsland+LLC&fbclid=IwAR1udqffqtcQXGsvtDksbRs6cxGFdlW5yeamW_q6qgho19tz2jVH_qDhDys&_bra

Comedian Lace Larrabee and Will met in NYC 10 years ago, and this year she recorded her debut comedy album.  She talks to Will about how Competing in beauty pageants prepared her for stand up comedy, the Atlanta comedy scene and being a comic based outside of NYC or LA, comedy festivals, road gigs, recording her first album, and how southerns will tell other southerns to go back up north sometimes.  Lace's website: https://www.lacelarrabee.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lacelarrabee/ Lace's Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cheaties-with-lace-larrabee-and-katherine-blanford/id1503079848   See Will's band live in Brooklyn July 19th: https://dice.fm/partner/chip-su-dba-norman-kingsland-llc/event/g23wb-calling-all-captains-and-goalkeeper-and-friends-19th-jul-sovereign-new-york-tickets?dice_source=web&dice_medium=organic&dice_campaign=Chip+Su+dba+Norman+Kingsland+LLC&fbclid=IwAR1udqffqtcQXGsvtDksbRs6cxGFdlW5yeamW_q6qgho19tz2jVH_qDhDys&_branch_match_id=888891159159780356&a

Lords of the Trident vocalist Ty Christian's Operatic voice and business knowledge has taken his band all over the world.  He talks to Will about his new course DIY Band on SpectreDigital.com, his early love of vocalists and singing, discovering metal in college thank to his roommate and now Lords of The Trident bandmate, Power Metal, working as a roadie for Steppenwolf How to use color and branding to make your band stand out, how Lords of The Trident uses the DIY approach to merch creation, touring and recording music, and how you can apply these principals to touring in Japan.   Listen to Lords of The Trident: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1C11hnl3RZ7hadyMv5g5gm?si=P9zCSl6VRvKStvVshzOSQA https://lordsofthetrident.com/ https://www.instagram.com/lordsofthetrident/ Ty's DIY band course: https://spectredigital.com/product/diy-band/ See Will's band live in Brooklyn July 19th: https://dice.fm/partner/chip-su-dba-norman-kingsland-llc/event/g23wb-calling-all-captains-and-goalkeeper-and-friends-19th-jul-soverei

Dreadnoughts Lead Singer Nicholas "The Fang" Smyth's background in philosophy is interwoven into the gloriously fun Folk Punk.  He talks to Will about the first single Cider Holiday from the bands' upcoming album Roll and Go to be released June 24th 2022.  The sub genre of Cider Punk, UK Cider culture, balancing careers with intense DIY Touring, Philosphy, Nietzsche's connection to punk rock, Touring in Canada, a surprising gig in Northern Spain, writing sea shanty's and putting together vocal harmonies.  Listen to The Dreadnoughts https://open.spotify.com/artist/0tfnDOJ5a2ib3mHAI4qGyD?si=mk8SDOnnS_abtrgfmCwO0g https://www.facebook.com/thedreadnoughts https://thedreadnoughts.com/   See Will's band live in Brooklyn July 19th: https://dice.fm/partner/chip-su-dba-norman-kingsland-llc/event/g23wb-calling-all-captains-and-goalkeeper-and-friends-19th-jul-sovereign-new-york-tickets?dice_source=web&dice_medium=organic&dice_campaign=Chip+Su+dba+Norman+Kingsland+LLC&fbclid=IwAR1udqffqtcQXGsvtDksbRs6cxGFdl

What Makes Sense frontman Radam Rebillard  Thrashes with his band and makes Whisky.  He talks to Will about making Whisky, selling real estate in upstate New York during the pandemic, discovering Pop Punk, being the frontman of a band and what that entails, songwriting, the formation of What Makes Sense, and the plans for more music in the future.   Listen to What Makes Sense: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2X89r7VnPlC3yrNk0GEdFd?si=o4Hb0KdvTKm9nNmmkiWl_A What Makes Sense/ Radam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wmsny/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/radamreb/?hl=en https://linktr.ee/WMSNY  

Pete Bladel has been a comedian in New York City for a decade.  He talks to Will about his just released comedy album Literary, his thought process behind recording a comedy album, starting comedy in Washington DC, his love of Jerry Seinfeld and the documentary Comedian, joke writing, Outrage as a marketing tactic, and the relationship between artists and their art and an audience's relationship with Art. https://www.petebladel.com/ Get Pete's new album now! https://linktr.ee/petebladel Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster Get exclusive music and videos at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster Listen to Will's New Solo Single: https://open.spotify.com/track/1kdVurvFhDbU5xhHa1G5Rk?si=bb1c4514664e47cb

Comedian Josh Alba.  He talks to Will about his love of professional wrestling, growing up in Brooklyn, the paths that different friends took from his High School, starting stand up comedy, producing shows,  and his comedy goals for this year. Josh's show in Brooklyn: https://www.instagram.com/gildedcomedy/ Josh's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/joshalba   Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster Get exclusive music and videos at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster

Early 2000s pop punk is in the musical DNA of Wasting Time's Vlad Bojco. He talks to Will about the creation of the bands new album Once More Without Feeling on Paper + Plastick , combining different guitar tones in the studio,  Moving to Canada as a kid, Canada's pop punk heros, the Canadian Pop punk scene, seminal live concert moments, favorite food spots in Toronto, and the bands upcoming live show plans for 2022 and third album plans. Listen to Wasting Time: https://wastingtimemusic.bandcamp.com/ https://linktr.ee/wastingtimeto Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster Get exclusive music and videos at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster Pre save Will's Solo acoustic Singles:   https://linktr.ee/WillCarey  

How I Became Invisible's new album Another Ceiling is result of several eps and writing songs about a tumultuous time in Emily Reed's life.  She talks to Will about the writing and composing the songs that would become Another Ceiling process a theme of grief that ends with acceptance, writing vocal harmonies, discovering Nirvana and Weezer as a kid, 2nd wave emo, Playing in the bands Take Today, Danger Club, Robots and Racecars, home recording, and the Philadelphia music scene. Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/emdashreed Pre order the new Album: https://howibecameinvisible.bandcamp.com/ Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster Get exclusive music and videos at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster

A lot has happened since Adam Gogola was on the podcast two years ago.  Adam talks to Will about how the pandemic changed the release plan for his band's newest album An Act of Desperation which is now available, participating in Black Lives Matter protests in the wake of George Floyd's death, the failures of capitalism, how working with others in your community is going to be the way forward because no one is coming to your rescue, his upcoming tour opening for The Bouncing Souls and Pizza. Blind Adam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Blindadamfederal/ Get An Act of Desperation on Vinyl: http://a-frecords.limitedrun.com/products/707690-blind-adam-and-the-federal-league-an-act-of-desperation-lp-mp3 Get Tickets to see Adam on Tour with The Bouncing Souls: https://www.bouncingsouls.com/ Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster Get exclusive music and videos at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster  

Henry Menzel sits down on the podcast during an introspective time as he works on new music for his band Keep Flying.  He talks to Will about his Band's unique combination  of modern pop punk featuring horns, the bands songwriting process, Discovering Ska as a kid in New Jersey, the mission statement behind his band name Keep Flying, Warped Tour,the dichotomy of loving to be on stage and uncomfortable in everyday social interactions, and plans for new music from Keep Flying this year. Follow Keep Flying: Twitter - https://twitter.com/KeepFlyingBand/ Facebook - https://facebook.com/keepflyingband https://keepflying.band/ Get Tickets to Will's band in  Brooklyn March 27th https://dice.fm/partner/dice/event/xryvm-goalkeeper-what-makes-sense-all-in-due-time-27th-mar-sovereign-new-york-tickets?dice_source=web&dice_medium=organic&dice_campaign=DICE&_branch_match_id=888891159159780356&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXz8nMy9ZLyUxO1UvL1XdKSTQ3S00xTEpNtQQAgPXCDiEAAAA%3D Will's Website: www.awes

Comedian Christian Finnegan's newest special was recorded outdoors during the pandemic and included a few jokes that were said outloud for the first time.  He talks to Will about putting together his new special Show Your Work, The cultural schism in stand up comedy, favorite bands and music, writing for the Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, The glory days of the NYC alternative comedy scene, and the difference in craft of the worlds of alternative comedy and headlining on the road.   Get Christian's new special: https://christianfinnegan.com/show-your-work Christian on Twitter and Instagram: https://mobile.twitter.com/ChristFinnegan https://www.instagram.com/christfinnegan/  

Guitarist and Youtuber Pat Finnerty writes excellent music and has the knowledge of music to accurately and hilariously describe why some songs stink.  He talks to Will about the Scranton, PA music scene that spawned a bunch of incredible bands, his first band OK Paddy, the genre implications of PRS vs Schecter guitars, Uncle Kracker's song Follow Me, writing songs on Fiverr, the I V VI IV chord progression and why he reacts son strongly to it, his growing popularity on Youtube with the What Makes This Song Stink series, Touring with Songwriter Strand Of Oaks, and   some insights into his just released video about Dani California. Pat's newest What Makes This Song Stink: https://youtu.be/hQWfMI4CVFI Listen to Pat's bands: https://patfinnerty.bandcamp.com/ https://okaypaddy.bandcamp.com/ Pat on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_pat_finnerty_show/ Get tickets to See Will's Band Bright Ugly and Goalkeeper March 27th.   https://dice.fm/partner/dice/event/xryvm-goalkeeper-what-makes-sense-all-in-due-time-2

Big D and The Kids Table just announed their first US Tour in a few years but their Guitarist Alex Stern stays active through multiple musical projects.  He talks to Will about Touring Southeast Asia with Big D, Collaborating with Japanese Noise band Melt Banana, Boston's Ska and music scenes during the 90s, Warped Tour, Reverend Guitars, The Big D songwriting process, demoing songs, Big D's upcoming tour, and his other projects The Pomps, Westbound Train, and The Inevitables.       Catch Big D on Tour in April/ May https://www.bigdandthekidstable.com/#shows Listen to Big D and buy merch! https://bigdandthekidstableofficial.bandcamp.com/ Listen to The Pomps https://thepomps.bandcamp.com/ Get tickets to See Bright Ugly and Goalkeeper March 27th.   https://dice.fm/partner/dice/event/xryvm-goalkeeper-what-makes-sense-all-in-due-time-27th-mar-sovereign-new-york-tickets?dice_source=web&dice_medium=organic&dice_campaign=DICE&_branch_match_id=888891159159780356&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkot